3A West Coates Wester Coates Edinburgh EH12 5JQ Data via plota.co.uk

25/06103/TCO - Treework Within a Conservation Area Approved

Proposal

t1 birch & t2 beech - prune to provide lateral crown reduction to give 2m clearance from buildings and 1m reduction to the rest on each tree. ( amended by email 8 December ) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
19 Nov 2025
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Approved
8 Dec 2025

Approved on 8 Dec 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 11 Oct 2026

Site constraints 3

Grade C listed: Hotel, West Coates, Edinburgh
List entry LB29918 · 26 m away · 8 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade A, 4 Grade B, 3 Grade C)
Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic Environment Scotland ↗
Coltbridge and Wester Coates conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Registered park or garden 65 m away: The New Town Gardens
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic Environment Scotland ↗
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 2 November 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Edinburgh
Application type
Treework Within a Conservation Area
Postcode
EH12 5JQ
Received
19 Nov 2025
Validated
19 Nov 2025
Ward
City Centre
Parish
Murrayfield
Case officer
Show
Target decision
30 Dec 2025
Decision
Not make a Tree Preservation Order
Decision date
8 Dec 2025
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Edinburgh Tree Surgeons. (Roslin).

How this decision compares

Decided in 19 days from validation, 5 days slower than Edinburgh's median of 14 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 97% of tree and landscaping works here are.

95%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
996decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Edinburgh in the last twelve months, from validation. Edinburgh decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 11 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
10 Dec 2025
Statutory expiry
30 Dec 2025
Env. assessment
No